Motorcyclist and Passenger Seriously Injured in Bridgehampton

A motorcyclist and his passenger were seriously injured at 4:35 p.m. Sunday when the motorcycle struck a turning Chevy Tahoe on Montauk Highway in Bridgehampton.

The accident occurred as the sports utility vehicle, traveling east on the highway, was making a left turn onto Norris Lane, which is to the east of the Ocean Road and Sag Harbor-Bridgehampton Turnpike intersection. The motorcycle, traveling west, struck the side of the car. The Bridgehampton Fire Department ambulance and the Sag Harbor Volunteer Ambulance Corps were called to the scene.

The driver of the motorcycle was taken to Stony Brook University Hospital by helicopter, which landed on a playing field at the Bridgehampton School. The passenger, a female, was taken to Brookhaven Memorial Hospital, the nearest trauma center that can be reached by road. Their names and ages were not immediately reported.

The highway was still closed to traffic in both directions from the Ocean Road and Sag Harbor Bridgehampton Turnpike intersection to Poxabogue Road at 6:30 p.m.